Clydesdale family name history
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Clydesdale in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 139 people named Clydesdale in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 77 women to 62 men.
Clydesdale in Ireland in 1911
The Clydesdales were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 77.7% of them (108 people). Next came Antrim (22) and Armagh (9).
Clydesdale average age in 1911
The average Clydesdale in 1911 was 22.5 years old, 22.0 for men and 22.8 for women; noticeably younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Clydesdale literacy in 1911
Of the Clydesdales whose literacy was recorded, 59.6% could both read and write, 10.3% could read but not write, and 30.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 60.7% reading and writing against 58.7% of women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Clydesdale common first names
The most common male names were John (6), James, David, Joseph and Hugh. For women it was Sarah (7), followed by Maggie, Margaret, Minnie and Agnes.
Clydesdale occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Clydesdale's census form was "Scholar"; 23% (32) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (15.1%), seamstress (7.2%), general labourer (4.3%) and textile worker (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.3% of all Clydesdales, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
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Clydesdale statistics (1911)
139 in Ireland
3143 most common surname in Ireland
23 average age
Clydesdalein the USA (2020)
207 in USA (2020)
94713 rank in USA (2020)
